Recently I listened to an interview with Colin Powell. I am a registered Democrat and if Powell, a Republican, would run I would strongly consider voting for him because I trust his judgment and his record. Now, after listening to his interview with MSNBC I hear Powell is endorsing Obama, crossing party lines. Powell does not like the way the Republican Party is swinging, to far right, and he believes Palin is not ready to be president. I agree that a vice president has to be ready to be president from day one of taking office.
Also, Powell feels McCain's economic plans won't work and that McCain is to short sited when it comes to the needs of the middle and lower classes. McCain proves that himself. We have to give relief directly to the middle and lower classes, include small business, because depending on the wealthy and the big corporations to help us does not work. This has been a Republican practice for centuries and what has been proven is the wealthy won’t let anything trickle down to help us. They tend to keep all that they can for themselves. But the Republicans continue to give the help and the breaks to the wealthy, as Bush has with is oil industry buddies, for example…
Powell knows that Obama has been a Christian all his life and that he, Obama, is not a terrorist. So the Republican Party should stop this untrue campaign against Obama and get on with the issues that are real as well as important.
I guess I won't be crossing party lines in this election but I didn't need Powell to help me with this decision, he just confirms my feelings. I want a president that can relate to the middle and lower classes, which is obviously the vast majority of us. Also, our president should not be so much a Bush who has hurt us so much in the last 8 years in so many ways. McCain is a Bush in his own clothing regardless of what he says. Just looking at McCain’s voting record in the last 8 years bears that out. He supported Bush over 97% of the time when voting in Congress. When it's that obvious it is a joke on us if we believe McCain.
Powell also says he has spoken with both candidates extensively over the last several weeks and he knows them both very well. He sees Obama as being stronger in many ways then his Republican opponent. I feel Powell is a good judge of people, which is why he really quit the Bush Administration.
Ok, I just had to add my 2 cents...
